By Amy Wadas June 1, 2020 at 4:49 am. If you could ask the Founding Fathers whether what we’re going through is tyranny, they would answer, collectively, “Are you high?” or whatever the Colonial- He said it’s not acceptable and they should be prosecuted. Pittsburgh police chief reacts to mayor’s new plan to deal with protests. “The whole reason we’re doing this is that we’re all being the adults in the room,” she said of Monday’s rally. “We do have coronavirus patients, but not to the levels that are being reported in the media," she said. Protesters headed back up Liberty Avenue and would later disperse in Market Square. Merritt, a stay-at-home mother, believes the country is getting restless. People have been gathering on a Berks County overpass in recent weeks to pray for President Trump, truckers, and healthcare workers. According to Underwood, 1,400 people have said they’ll attend, and two elected officials, State Reps. Aaron Bernstine (R., Lawrence, Beaver, and Butler Counties) and Russ Diamond (R., Lebanon County), will be speaking. PITTSBURGH — Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Pittsburgh on Thursday for a protest in response to the death of George Floyd. ©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. “It creates a dangerous and volatile situation. If Trump actually believed these states were in need of liberation, he could do something about it. Garbage collection came to a standstill while sanitation workers in Pittsburgh protested on Wednesday morning, saying they are not being protected with adequate gear during the coronavirus pandemic. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, for example, his secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, purportedly said, “Now he belongs to the ages,” which was a way of saying that the battles Lincoln fought and the leadership he provided would stay with us and shape the nation going forward. The backlash against the quarantine has begun in Pennsylvania, with anti-shutdown rally Monday in Harrisburg by Jason Nark and Cynthia Fernandez , Updated: April 20, 2020 Protesters gather outside the Capital Complex in Harrisburg, PA on April 20, 2020. The Facebook group has become a sounding board for a slew of grievances, including vaccines, conspiracies about Microsoft founder Bill Gates, perceived assaults on the Constitution, and 2020 election theories. Never seen anything like it. Presidential race hinges on crucial swing states, including Pa. Pennsylvanians Against Excessive Quarantine, Hundreds gather at Capitol in Harrisburg for anti-shutdown rally calling to ‘reopen’ Pennsylvania. Tense Protests Take Place Across City Of Pittsburgh On July 4th Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh 7/5/2020 Coronavirus live updates: Trump breaks quarantine; 6 … Our culture has a wonderful way of taking controversial or partisan figures and weaving them into the broader story of America. According to officials, the employee is in self-quarantine with pay, and neither he nor his wife are showing symptoms. “I know every Pennsylvanian is eager to get back to work — I am included in that," he said. VIDEO: What made these Pittsburghers vote in person? The Jim Crow system she famously defied codified the notion that some Americans were fundamentally inferior to other Americans. "We risk our life every time we grab a garbage bag," one worker said. Pittsburgh Public Safety is calling the viral video showing a clash between protesters and restaurant patrons "unacceptable." “Recent studies show 90 percent of protests across the country have been peaceful,” said Dickinson. “Unless you’re on the verge of dying, let it ride like the flu. Included in their list of demands is hazard pay, additional compensation for work involving dangerous conditions. PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police and city officials are preparing for a possible protest called for by the activist group Anonymous. News about the coronavirus is changing quickly. And because of the nature of the crisis, it requires cooperation and sacrifices from everybody. Those are the results 278 COVID-19 tests administered between Monday of last week and this past Sunday. “Environmental Services workers are on the frontlines of the city’s pandemic response and are performing a great public service to their fellow residents,” Peduto said. “We’re looking at this as how to make a surgical decision with a scalpel and not a hatchet,” he said. The sanitation workers’ concerns come after an employee’s wife had a presumptive positive test result, officials said Tuesday. Tom Wolf has said he will veto the bill. In 2019, a Fox News affiliate investigated the Minnesota Firearms Association, with which Dorr was affiliated, and found the group’s nonprofit status had been revoked. “People need to just stop going to get tested,” one member wrote. That said, can we not be idiots about it? Following a weekend demonstration outside his house, Mayor Bill Peduto tweeted “Tonight at my home – private property. It started in Market Square, traveled up to Grant Street, and then made its way toward the Fort Pitt Bridge. Because of the volume of reader comments, we cannot review individual moderation decisions with readers. “They are protesting against injustice and a loss of liberties.”. On Thursday morning, the page had 20,000 members. Gun-rights supporters are planning to attend Monday’s protest. BLM Protesters horribly harass elderly Pittsburgh diners, scaring them with loud taunts while taking their food right off their plate. While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderating decisions are subjective. “Protesters who gather on Monday will be placing themselves and others at significant risk of COVID-19 infection.”, Dorr’s Facebook group is one of several organizations behind the rally. A 501(c)4 is considered a social welfare program and allowed to do more advocacy and lobbying than traditional nonprofits. Dancer takes steps to open The Movement Factory on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The Environmental Services headquarters was scrubbed clean after the report was filed, and officials contacted medical professionals to ensure that they followed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols. This was the sixth straight day of protests … "We’re very vicious and aggressive,” he said. We will make them as carefully and consistently as we can. In this case, we may fix spelling and punctuation. The numbers can’t go up if we’re just staying in when we’re sick like flu season...”, Scannapieco, who works in a Montgomery County hospital that she declined to identify, said she contracted the swine flu in 2009 and “we did not shut down the country or the economy. 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